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some were uc students. others were simply with this group called "by any means necessary" which fights for immigrant rights. in fact, a lot of the people who came out yesterday were high school students. >> all right. anne makovec live in san francisco. thank you. >>> some developing news now from the philippines. soldiers with guns are patrolling neighborhoods as thousands struggle for food and water. the number of deaths from typhoon haiyan is likely to be much lower than earlier estimates of 10,000. more than 2300 confirmed dead so far. 8 people were crushed to death after thousands stormed a rice warehouse on leyte island. two americans are among those killed in the storm. more than half million people have been displaced. kpix 5 is partnering with the red cross to raise money for the relief effort. we'll have a phone bank all day tomorrow 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. details are on our website, kpix.com/donate. >>> new this morning, san francisco will have to pay more than $36 million to repair the damage caused b
some were uc students. others were simply with this group called "by any means necessary" which fights for immigrant rights. in fact, a lot of the people who came out yesterday were high school students. >> all right. anne makovec live in san francisco. thank you. >>> some developing news now from the philippines. soldiers with guns are patrolling neighborhoods as thousands struggle for food and water. the number of deaths from typhoon haiyan is likely to be much lower...
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another round of protests against new uc president janet napolitano. anne, napolitano will come face to face, i guess, with those protestors later today. >> reporter: that's true. and you can see outside the meeting headquarters, you have barriers already lined up in case these protests are very large i have covered a lot of protests here of the past uc president mark yudof but janet napolitano is bringing new concerns over her political background. she is set to speak here at 9 a.m. >>> my school sold itself to the government. >>> reporter: student protestors spoke out at the uc regents meeting calling janet napolitano's former role as secretary of homeland security a threat to undocumented students. >> it's an insult that you would appoint janet napolitano and the repression she represents! >> reporter: they say the mass deportations under her leadership at the federal level fly in the face of progress made by uc students fighting for citizenship and there is concern that her background is more about politics than education. >> the uc president is su
another round of protests against new uc president janet napolitano. anne, napolitano will come face to face, i guess, with those protestors later today. >> reporter: that's true. and you can see outside the meeting headquarters, you have barriers already lined up in case these protests are very large i have covered a lot of protests here of the past uc president mark yudof but janet napolitano is bringing new concerns over her political background. she is set to speak here at 9 a.m....
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uc now uses what is called race neutral methods in accepting freshman. >> grades, s.a .t scores, grow jack, diversity, whether or not -- geographic diversity, whether or not that student is the first in their family to attend college. special talents they have. >> it is a system pushed by the ward who has been out spoken against affirmative action calling it another form of racial discrimination. he is disappointed withed to's supreme court decision. >> that is a disappointment to us, but it's better than a poke in the eye, i would say. >> but uc disagrees. in fact, it filed a brief with the supreme court arguing that since it was banned from considering race, state universities are not as diverse. >> while we have made strides, we are certainly not as diverse as we were before proposition 209, and without using specifically race or ethnicity. it is unlikely we will be there. >> by its own statistics, uc says it has seen a drop in enrollment among blacks and hispanics at its most popular schools. until 1997, the last year before the affirmative action ban, 252 african americans were a
uc now uses what is called race neutral methods in accepting freshman. >> grades, s.a .t scores, grow jack, diversity, whether or not -- geographic diversity, whether or not that student is the first in their family to attend college. special talents they have. >> it is a system pushed by the ward who has been out spoken against affirmative action calling it another form of racial discrimination. he is disappointed withed to's supreme court decision. >> that is a...
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. >> uc regents meet to confirm their first female president. why some students think janet napolitano will make their lives harder. >> starting out with some low clouds and fog but we are getting ready for some heat. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and metering lights are on now over at the bay bridge toll plaza. where do the delays begin? we'll let you know coming up. >>> thank you, liz. good morning, everyone. it's thursday, july 18. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:00. let's get a look at the weather now with lawrence. >> let's do it. >> yeah, we have some low clouds and fog surging onshore this morning. looks look that is going to break up a little bit earlier on and that means more sunshine coming our way and the temperatures going to start to heat up outside. rite now, you have mostly cloudy skies over the bay clear into concord and noose travis right now so you get the idea that we are going to see more sunshine on the way. numbers now into the 50s. by the afternoon into the 80s almost 90 degrees in morgan hill
. >> uc regents meet to confirm their first female president. why some students think janet napolitano will make their lives harder. >> starting out with some low clouds and fog but we are getting ready for some heat. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and metering lights are on now over at the bay bridge toll plaza. where do the delays begin? we'll let you know coming up. >>> thank you, liz. good morning, everyone. it's thursday, july 18. i'm frank mallicoat....
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. >>> the uc board of regents is meeting in san francisco now and as kpix 5's anne makovec shows us, for the first time, new president janet napolitano came face to face with protestors who want her out. >> reporter: police brought out barricades and riot gear not knowing what to expect from protestors but in the end janet napolitano introduced four new initiatives that seemed to go over pretty well. >> it's time for this university to collaboratively come up with a better way. >> reporter: at the top of her first speech as uc president, janet napolitano proposed a tuition freeze for the 2014-'15 school year and said, we need a new tuition policy for the future. >> tuition cuts right to the heart of accessibility and affordability. two of the university's guiding stars. >> reporter: she also called for belter access for transfer students, new research addressing worldwide problems, and for the symptom to produce as much energy as it uses by 2025. >> uc will demonstrate once again to the nation and beyond the fundamental and unique value of a world class public research university. [
. >>> the uc board of regents is meeting in san francisco now and as kpix 5's anne makovec shows us, for the first time, new president janet napolitano came face to face with protestors who want her out. >> reporter: police brought out barricades and riot gear not knowing what to expect from protestors but in the end janet napolitano introduced four new initiatives that seemed to go over pretty well. >> it's time for this university to collaboratively come up with a better...
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but if you're a uc president you get some digs. take a look. tucked away in the berkeley hills the official home for uc presidents has it all, breathtaking views, ten acres of gardens and a coy pond out of a french chateau. but one thing it doesn't have is anybody living in it [indiscernible ] through the roofs, leaks in the roof, cracks in the walls from earthquakes, rat traps in the basements. >> reporter: the bathrooms need to be renovated. and the security needs to be updated. >> it's estimated that if it were going to be fully renovated and everything taken care of, it could cost from $3.5 million to $6 million. >> reporter: that seems like a lot of money. >> yeah. it's a huge structure. >> reporter: and the first step is a $250,000 study just to figure out what they want to do with the place. >> the uc office of the president might use it for, what uc-berkeley might use iter to, what some of the other campuses might use it for. >> reporter: in the meantime like the predecessor, janet napolitan will get $959 a month
but if you're a uc president you get some digs. take a look. tucked away in the berkeley hills the official home for uc presidents has it all, breathtaking views, ten acres of gardens and a coy pond out of a french chateau. but one thing it doesn't have is anybody living in it [indiscernible ] through the roofs, leaks in the roof, cracks in the walls from earthquakes, rat traps in the basements. >> reporter: the bathrooms need to be renovated. and the security needs to be updated....
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and i heard shouting. >> reporter: 8 students from uc- davis, alex from uc-santa cruz and the teacher have been planning their trip to egypt since the first of the year. they arrived for a month long stay. they were having a good time. >> before that, they managed to climb up here, ride some camels, go on a boat cruise. >> reporter: she was given surprised given egypt's instability that uc went ahead with the trip. was he frightened for his safety? >> no. >> reporter: were you? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the students apparently were reluctant to leave and u.s. authorities had to prompt them to get out. >> sent out another note that said, this evacuation is mandatory. nobody can stay there. >> reporter: so the students want d to stay to stay? >> uhm, he was hoping to go to europe and stay there. >> reporter: summer in europe may not be a bad alternative to the summer in crisis in egypt. reporting live at sfo, don knapp, kpix 5. >> the students paid a little more than $4,000 each for the trip. the u.s. government picks up the tab for the evacuation. >>> poison meatballs making ba
and i heard shouting. >> reporter: 8 students from uc- davis, alex from uc-santa cruz and the teacher have been planning their trip to egypt since the first of the year. they arrived for a month long stay. they were having a good time. >> before that, they managed to climb up here, ride some camels, go on a boat cruise. >> reporter: she was given surprised given egypt's instability that uc went ahead with the trip. was he frightened for his safety? >> no. >>...
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student has been confirmed as the first muslim student representative to the uc board of regents. sadia saifuddin's appointment has generated opposition from jewish groups. they cite her political leanings include support for a student governor bill that called on the university -- a student government bill that called on the university not to fund companies with ties to the israeli military. >>> it's a good day for a walk. >> i think so. we are going to see temperatures starting to warm up. still fog in parts of the bay right now. some of the valleys we are seeing that early on but otherwise we are going to clear things out even some of the valleys in the interior looking clear at this hour. still as we head toward the afternoon becoming mostly sunny and the temperatures slowly warming up but hot weather ahead as we head in toward the weekend. some of these temperatures getting near triple digits in some of the valleys. right now the clouds continuing to hang out over the bay and inland and along the coastline. no drizzle though to be found this morning. the temperatures holding
student has been confirmed as the first muslim student representative to the uc board of regents. sadia saifuddin's appointment has generated opposition from jewish groups. they cite her political leanings include support for a student governor bill that called on the university -- a student government bill that called on the university not to fund companies with ties to the israeli military. >>> it's a good day for a walk. >> i think so. we are going to see temperatures starting...
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and it does come at a time when zoom uc workers and staff are threat -- when some uc workers and staff are threatening to strike over pay and safety issues brought in part by budget cuts. >> we hope out hope that president napolitano when she fully understands the scope of the problems will take leadership to bring the uc back to where they need to be for the sake of our patients and students. >> reporter: there is of course a political angle to all of this. governor jerry brown sold his proposition 30 tax increase to voters in part on the promise that it would stabilize tuitions at uc and cal state campuses. it's interesting to note that the tuition freeze will run through the governor's re- election year. coincidence? >> no. it's also the budget i'm writing is the same thing so that's the coincidence. >> reporter: now, as a former governor herself of arizona, and homeland security chief, president napolitano is no stranger to politics or public relations. today's announcement got her off on a good foot with the governor and with the students that she will be overseeing. elizabeth? >>
and it does come at a time when zoom uc workers and staff are threat -- when some uc workers and staff are threatening to strike over pay and safety issues brought in part by budget cuts. >> we hope out hope that president napolitano when she fully understands the scope of the problems will take leadership to bring the uc back to where they need to be for the sake of our patients and students. >> reporter: there is of course a political angle to all of this. governor jerry brown...
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kpix 5's linda yee candle stick employee is at uc berk low with some reaction. drain. >> reporter: ken, here in california, that supreme court decision has no impact on the public university because 15 years ago voters here decided that certain races should not get preferential treatment. >> students on uc campuses have diverse backgrounds, but not because of their ethnic makeup. prop 209 passed by voters in 1996 banned the practice of race preference enroll a.m. uc now uses what is called race neutral methods in accepting freshmen. >> grades, s.a .t scores, socio economic, grow graph tick diversity, whether or not that student is the first in their family to attend college, what sort of special talents do they have. >> it is a system pushed by the former ward with who has been out spoken against affirmative action calling it another form of racial discrimination. he is disappointed with today's supreme court decision. >> they still allowed the use of race, so that's a disappointment to us, but it's better than a poke in the eye, i would say >> but uc disagrees.
kpix 5's linda yee candle stick employee is at uc berk low with some reaction. drain. >> reporter: ken, here in california, that supreme court decision has no impact on the public university because 15 years ago voters here decided that certain races should not get preferential treatment. >> students on uc campuses have diverse backgrounds, but not because of their ethnic makeup. prop 209 passed by voters in 1996 banned the practice of race preference enroll a.m. uc now uses what is...
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. >>> uc medical workers around california are on strike since they haven't hatched out a pension and staffing compromise. employees on strike are urging management to reorganize their priorities. >> we need uc to dedicate resources, time and energy to supporting the staff and everything that we do for the patients every day. >> uc health workers plan to strike again tomorrow. a spokesman for uc hospital says patients' safety will not be compromised. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. well, it was a hot one yesterday but these temperatures really coming down. and those winds are whipping up. we'll talk about that coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, c-e-o tim cook faced tough questioning today on capitol hill about the company's >>> in his first appearance before congress apple's ceo tim cook faced tough questions on capitol hill about the company's tax strategy. apple executives defended the company against accusations that they are keeping billions of dollars in overseas accounts to avoid paying taxes. lawmakers are looking into tax code loopholes th
. >>> uc medical workers around california are on strike since they haven't hatched out a pension and staffing compromise. employees on strike are urging management to reorganize their priorities. >> we need uc to dedicate resources, time and energy to supporting the staff and everything that we do for the patients every day. >> uc health workers plan to strike again tomorrow. a spokesman for uc hospital says patients' safety will not be compromised. >>> hi, i'm...
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kpix 5's anne makovec is outside uc-san francisco where protestors are gathering right now. anne. >> reporter: regents have been meeting here all morning long. only about a dozen or two protestors have showed up thus far but police are ready for them. you can see the barricades blocking the building where the regents are meeting and will make their final decision at 1:00 this afternoon. if she is confirmed by the 26- member board of regents, janet napolitano will start her job in late september. she has already announced she would step down as homeland security secretary in that case. >> she's a leader, well defined in every capacity. >> reporter: regent and lieutenant governor gavin newsom thinks her political background if the white house and as governor of arizona is a plus. >> to walk into sacramento as if she's been there for decades already an established relationship with the governor and legislative leaders, an advocate as well or better than anyone for state funding. >> she is inheriting a train wreck. >> reporter: the union for university workers are weary after ye
kpix 5's anne makovec is outside uc-san francisco where protestors are gathering right now. anne. >> reporter: regents have been meeting here all morning long. only about a dozen or two protestors have showed up thus far but police are ready for them. you can see the barricades blocking the building where the regents are meeting and will make their final decision at 1:00 this afternoon. if she is confirmed by the 26- member board of regents, janet napolitano will start her job in late...
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." >>> former homeland security secretary janet napolitano was just appointed president of the uc system. not everybody happy about that decision, though. [ screaming ] >> the voice of one protestor after he barged into the uc regents meeting. kpix 5's len ramirez was there has more on why the protestors are so upset. len. >> reporter: they're upset over janet napolitano's past as homeland security chief and unfair policies regarding immigration. >> she is asking herself if students of color and students of colors are going to be safe in the university. >> reporter: tensions had been high as students voiced their opposition to the regent's nomination of janet napolitano as the new president of the university of california. but those feelings spilled over into a physical confrontation when two students rushed the regents' tables. [ screaming ] >> reporter: uc police officers blocked one student and tackled another before shutting down the meeting. [ screaming ] >> reporter: officers also arrested four other students who refused to disperse the meeting which was at that point declared an u
." >>> former homeland security secretary janet napolitano was just appointed president of the uc system. not everybody happy about that decision, though. [ screaming ] >> the voice of one protestor after he barged into the uc regents meeting. kpix 5's len ramirez was there has more on why the protestors are so upset. len. >> reporter: they're upset over janet napolitano's past as homeland security chief and unfair policies regarding immigration. >> she is asking...
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the new uc president's plan to keep college tuition from getting any more expensive. >> august 13th or november 13th? we had a 20-degree temperature spread and lots of fog in the city and through the golden gate. live look outside now shows a beautiful sunset. find out what else we're missing aside from rainfall. there's something big we're not going to get coming up. >> charged for channels, you don't want. sneaky way cable companies are adding extra fees to your bill. ,,,,,, during her first speech as >>> new uc president janet napolitano wants to make life a little easier for students. during her first speech as leader of the uc system, she proposed a tuition freeze for the 2014-2015 school year. she says the 10-campus system needs a new tuition policy for the future and called for better access for transfer students. >> tuition cuts right to the heart of accessibility and affordability, two of the university's guiding stars. uc will demonstrate once again to the nation and beyond the fundamental and unique value of a world class public research university. >> napolitano says under
the new uc president's plan to keep college tuition from getting any more expensive. >> august 13th or november 13th? we had a 20-degree temperature spread and lots of fog in the city and through the golden gate. live look outside now shows a beautiful sunset. find out what else we're missing aside from rainfall. there's something big we're not going to get coming up. >> charged for channels, you don't want. sneaky way cable companies are adding extra fees to your bill. ,,,,,,...
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and they try to shut us up. >> the uc medical system says there's no safety problem. but either way, five uc medical centers and nine campuses were affected by today's strike. and just at ucsf they had to postpone 50 surgeries. >>> saving the city from super villains doesn't come cheap. just how much it cost to make batkid's dream come true. >> striking gold in one of the last places you would expect. the hidden treasure discovered in an airplane toilet. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, appears poised to reject itn contra >>> after eight months of negotiations and two strikes, the bart board appears poised to reject its own contract offer to the unions. the directors are set to vote on that proposal tomorrow. but they say there is simply no way to pay for six weeks of paid family leave that was, they say, mistakenly added to the final draft. >> anything that adds cost to the contract i'm not able to vote for at this point. >> if the board rejects the deal it's back to the bargaining table again. and if the workers decided to walk out again, bart can't stop them. >>> a former president,
and they try to shut us up. >> the uc medical system says there's no safety problem. but either way, five uc medical centers and nine campuses were affected by today's strike. and just at ucsf they had to postpone 50 surgeries. >>> saving the city from super villains doesn't come cheap. just how much it cost to make batkid's dream come true. >> striking gold in one of the last places you would expect. the hidden treasure discovered in an airplane toilet. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,...
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asset and how to grow food and move us away from dependence. >> the uc regions have a plan to build housing for seniors and a grocery store. >> cal trans crews will get to work tonight. several highway overpasses are covered with graffiti and been there for months. the public outcry got the attention of law makers who want it gone. installed barriers to keep taggers off the overpasses. tonight, crews will be shutting down lanes. >> meet tomorrow to discuss the accident that claimed a sailor's life last week. the 72-foot overturned. two time olympic medallist was trapped under water and died. the chronicle quotes one of the crew members saying he heard a sharp crack before the boat overturned. >>> a hearing is set for tomorrow in the structural integrity of the new bay bridge. the senate public safety committee will look at the decision to purchase thousands of rods made with high strength steal. 32 recently cracked and others made with the same material may be vulnerable. more than 400 are a threat inside that new span. >> the earth continues to move in a lake county subdivision. mo
asset and how to grow food and move us away from dependence. >> the uc regions have a plan to build housing for seniors and a grocery store. >> cal trans crews will get to work tonight. several highway overpasses are covered with graffiti and been there for months. the public outcry got the attention of law makers who want it gone. installed barriers to keep taggers off the overpasses. tonight, crews will be shutting down lanes. >> meet tomorrow to discuss the accident that...
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. >>> a -- we saw protests this week for the new president of uc. the board of the regions confirmed janet napolitano to leave the campus. in her address she said she supports the dream act and immigration reform. >> last summer i put in motion and administrative version of the dream act. today more than 400,000 young people have been granted deferred action. why did it as i said in my directive it was the right thing to do. >> several students disagreed and got confrontational after the meeting. >> they are upset about her record on immigration reform. that is why we turn to willy braun. >> as if she was going to governor she has got to go door to door with each student. her reputation as a governor and the attorney general in each of those categories there is something in her reputation and her history that creates doubt. >> what does that have to do with running uc? >> you have a considerable number of immigrants that are students at uc. whether it is in the state fees or out-of-state fees she will have to deal with it. >> what a boat the teacher
. >>> a -- we saw protests this week for the new president of uc. the board of the regions confirmed janet napolitano to leave the campus. in her address she said she supports the dream act and immigration reform. >> last summer i put in motion and administrative version of the dream act. today more than 400,000 young people have been granted deferred action. why did it as i said in my directive it was the right thing to do. >> several students disagreed and got...
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these are second year med students at uc-davis medical center. the patient is a plastic man. a high-tech high-priced mannequin breathes and cries and even has a heartbeat with computers and video monitors. instructors watch from a nearby room. they can set up emergencies to see how students react. >> why am i here? where am i? >> reporter: these mannequins can cost anywhere from $30,000 up to $250,000 for the most sophisticated model. >> a lot of folks with very well intentioned folks that have bought a simulator spent a fair amount of money and then have not done any kind of long- term strategic planning for support and those simulators end up in the closet gathering dust and don't really help anybody. >> reporter: case in points? the california department of veterans affairs. an insider is blowing the whistle on california's newest va home in west los angeles. [ dummy crying ] >> reporter: where they have what's known as a mannequin like this one purchased with your tax dollars in 2010. price tag? $120,000. but instead of being used to train medical workers, like at uc-davi
these are second year med students at uc-davis medical center. the patient is a plastic man. a high-tech high-priced mannequin breathes and cries and even has a heartbeat with computers and video monitors. instructors watch from a nearby room. they can set up emergencies to see how students react. >> why am i here? where am i? >> reporter: these mannequins can cost anywhere from $30,000 up to $250,000 for the most sophisticated model. >> a lot of folks with very well...
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been the home of uc presidents until five years ago but needs a lot of work. repairs could cost up to $3.5 million. >> 4:50 on your tuesday. where you can buy them at cost coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right. let's check out your micro climate forecast today. we're expecting temperatures to go up to 79 degrees in pittsburg. warmer tomorrow could see 87. summer one last gasp before the fall. outside a couple patches of fog. mostly clear in the valleys. breezy outdoors though. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. a pretty nice day ahead as we're expecting mild temperatures. maybe not quite as warm as yesterday but still comfortable in the valleys. 60s toward the coast. >> out to the east bay too. here is a live look. 5:00, magic hour when the lanes reopen. still the overnight road work northbound and southbound. and again once you reach san leandro. the drive time still in the clear. farther south on 880, the 237 commute looks good heading out towards sunnyvale. mass transit all on time. >> okay. thank you, liz. 4:54 now and just got a lot cheaper to buy beer. w
been the home of uc presidents until five years ago but needs a lot of work. repairs could cost up to $3.5 million. >> 4:50 on your tuesday. where you can buy them at cost coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right. let's check out your micro climate forecast today. we're expecting temperatures to go up to 79 degrees in pittsburg. warmer tomorrow could see 87. summer one last gasp before the fall. outside a couple patches of fog. mostly clear in the valleys. breezy outdoors though....
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uc berkeley is asking for federal grants to wipe out 47,000 trees. tom clat says they're dangerous. >> they are the primary trees that carry fast moving wild fires and send burning ambers into the community. >> the university is asking fema for $1.5 million they would match to complete the project. they started cutting down these trees in strau in 2001. 19,000 are already gone. in their place, shorter trees. >> you need to cut down that many trees? >> in order to achieve the fire safety, we do. >> and to avoid a repeat of the fire storm of 1991 that burned more than 1,500 acres and killed 25 people. >> i think it's a great idea. i almost lost my house in the fire of '91. you know, they are dangerous. they're beautiful but dangerous. >> i think that we always have to save the trees. >> there's no correlation between native and fire or non-native and fire. all trees will burn. >> dan gresetti says three of their five board members lost their homes in the 199 fire storm but oppose the elimination of these trees. >> we think if the objective is really fi
uc berkeley is asking for federal grants to wipe out 47,000 trees. tom clat says they're dangerous. >> they are the primary trees that carry fast moving wild fires and send burning ambers into the community. >> the university is asking fema for $1.5 million they would match to complete the project. they started cutting down these trees in strau in 2001. 19,000 are already gone. in their place, shorter trees. >> you need to cut down that many trees? >> in order to achieve...
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how researchers at uc-davis are making sure your booze is not bogus. straight ahead. >> but first, this is a live look at the big board. you can see the dow is down about 22 points. we'll be right back. ,,,, the bay bridge after willie brown. the vote in the >>> lawmakers in sacramento have approved a plan to name the western span of the bay bridge after willie brown. the vote in the state senate was 26-7 in favor of the measure. the special honor for the former san francisco mayor and former assembly speaker does not require the governor's signature either. it takes effect immediately. private donations will be needed to cover the cost of the new signs and, of course, he will be on our show tomorrow morning and i'm sure we'll be chatting about that a little bit. >>> well, it's lunchtime. let's check in with our fresh grocer tony tantillo and his daughter stephanie. >> this one is all steph. her recipe, everything about this, because i have never made barley before. >> we have this broth or we have the water and some chicken broth and we mix it togethe
how researchers at uc-davis are making sure your booze is not bogus. straight ahead. >> but first, this is a live look at the big board. you can see the dow is down about 22 points. we'll be right back. ,,,, the bay bridge after willie brown. the vote in the >>> lawmakers in sacramento have approved a plan to name the western span of the bay bridge after willie brown. the vote in the state senate was 26-7 in favor of the measure. the special honor for the former san francisco...
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. >>> a labor dispute is impacting uc medical centers statewide today. the one-day strike is affecting hundreds of patients and their families. anne makovec joins us live now, where medical workers are on the picket lines. anne. >> reporter: they're walking that line despite the rain this morning. the workers that you can see here behind me a wide variety of roles here at ucsf medical center from respiratory therapists to mri technicians to janitors who have been working without a contract for more than a year and they are nowhere close to a deal. >> reporter: this is the second strike this year for two unions representing almost 22,000 patient care and service workers at five uc medical centers and nine campuses. >> we are your voice. we see the things behind the scenes that patients may not see. >> we have been telling the university forever that we have staffing problems. we're understaffed. we're putting patients at risk. and they try to shuts up. >> reporter: the university says there's no safety problem that this is driven by a year- long contract
. >>> a labor dispute is impacting uc medical centers statewide today. the one-day strike is affecting hundreds of patients and their families. anne makovec joins us live now, where medical workers are on the picket lines. anne. >> reporter: they're walking that line despite the rain this morning. the workers that you can see here behind me a wide variety of roles here at ucsf medical center from respiratory therapists to mri technicians to janitors who have been working without...
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new uc president janet napolitano is vowing to keep tuition affordable. during a visit to uc-santa cruz she noted how tuition has tripled the past decade and says officials are working to keep the costs down. napolitano took over about three weeks ago and is stopping at all the uc campuses. she was a controversial choice and has been met with protests at her last two stops. >>> the san jose police department thought it was picking up dozens of new recruits to join its ranks. it turns out about half of the recent class is considering working for our police agencies. the class of 40 just graduated in september. the san jose police force has seen its numbers dwindle in recent years due to retirements, layoffs and cuts. >>> and the family of a 2-year- old east oakland boy is praying that he will recover from a gunshot wound. on sunnyside street yesterday, diante jackson was seriously wounded by a stray bullet playing outside his home. police say the shots were fired two blocks away. diante was last listed in critical condition. no arrests have been made. >>>
new uc president janet napolitano is vowing to keep tuition affordable. during a visit to uc-santa cruz she noted how tuition has tripled the past decade and says officials are working to keep the costs down. napolitano took over about three weeks ago and is stopping at all the uc campuses. she was a controversial choice and has been met with protests at her last two stops. >>> the san jose police department thought it was picking up dozens of new recruits to join its ranks. it turns...
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an unlicensed vaccine to prevent the spread of meningitis at uc-santa barbara. four students were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis last month. three recovered. the fourth had both feet amputated. government and school officials are trying to determine if the vaccine bexsero would be effective against the illness. princeton university got permission to use it after eight students there got sick. >>> nelson mandela's funeral gets under way in just a few hours. how south africans are now looking to the future. >> and much of the midwest and northeast covered in snow and ice. nearly 1,000 flights canceled but not everyone was stopped in his tracks. >> stay with me in course not here sunshine record high in santa rosa today but this high pressure is a problem. eight straight days once we count tomorrow with a "spare the air" day unhealthy air quality in the east bay and the south bay. coming up, we'll talk about any prospects for rainfall. here's a live look outside. your forecast next. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got
an unlicensed vaccine to prevent the spread of meningitis at uc-santa barbara. four students were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis last month. three recovered. the fourth had both feet amputated. government and school officials are trying to determine if the vaccine bexsero would be effective against the illness. princeton university got permission to use it after eight students there got sick. >>> nelson mandela's funeral gets under way in just a few hours. how south africans are...
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. ♪[ music ] >>> a memorial for nelson mandela at uc-berkeley's sproul plaza recalls the university's role in the struggles to end apartheid in the 1980s. the plaza was the scene of many protests against apartheid and demands that the university divest itself of financial holdings in south africa. the university finally divested in 1986. mandela later said he felt the uc divestment was a turning point in abolishing white rule in south africa. >>> a year ago today 26 people were gunned down at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. the school has since been torn down. and the city chose not to hold any kind of public events asking for privacy instead. at the governor's request, church bells rang at 9:30 a.m. that is the time adam lanza shot aid every his way into the school and began -- that adam lanza shot his way into the school and began his rampage before killing himself. president obama observed a moment of silence at the white house this morning. they lit 26 candles one for each of the victims killed at sandy hook. and in his weekly radio address, the president mad
. ♪[ music ] >>> a memorial for nelson mandela at uc-berkeley's sproul plaza recalls the university's role in the struggles to end apartheid in the 1980s. the plaza was the scene of many protests against apartheid and demands that the university divest itself of financial holdings in south africa. the university finally divested in 1986. mandela later said he felt the uc divestment was a turning point in abolishing white rule in south africa. >>> a year ago today 26 people...
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it has been the home of uc presidents until about five years ago but needs a lot of work. according to a uc report, repairs could cost upwards of three-and-a-half million. >>> new inspectors say there is clear and convincing evidence chemical weapons were used in syria. the un report says the nerve ajent sarin turned up in 85% of the blood samples tested, but this is crucial now. the un did not assign blame, but the american un ambassador said only the assad regime could carry out sauch large-scale attack.the un secretary general said thgs the most significant con firnled use of chemical weapons against civilians since saddam hussein used them. >>> for the first time ever, the flag of china will -- tonight critics say san leandro is selling out. >> voted 4 to 3 to raise the flag at city hal on october 1st. a chinese consulate has said they might stop by to visit on that day. it was council member benny lee's idea. he said it'll help attract chinese investors. >> basically that closes our opportunity to be an innuance with them. partnership alus us to grow much quicker. >>
it has been the home of uc presidents until about five years ago but needs a lot of work. according to a uc report, repairs could cost upwards of three-and-a-half million. >>> new inspectors say there is clear and convincing evidence chemical weapons were used in syria. the un report says the nerve ajent sarin turned up in 85% of the blood samples tested, but this is crucial now. the un did not assign blame, but the american un ambassador said only the assad regime could carry out...
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. >> researchers at uc davis have come up with, get this, a sweat-proof fabric. tony lopez shows us how it works. >> we lift and we glide and we sweat. >> i get extremely soak and had then i have all these thing sdmrs the more you sweat, the more distracting it is. >> what if i told you this tiny piece of cloth is being designed to soak up that distraction. >> it'd be great. >> uc davis grad student and professor are now 6 to 12 months away from manufacturing a ground-breaking new fabric. the material works like human skin. sweat doesn't absorb into your body. it's funneled through chambers in the fabric. >> you can look closely. you isle see there are three spot sfls those spots attract a sweat merging one droplet into one big droplet which is then rolled away from your skin. >> it's a surface and doesn't stay there. >> because it doesn't stay there, it won't weigh you down during a tough workout. >> it definitely will help you stay in a much drier and comfortable state. >> and comfort during cardio could help you burn more calories. staying dry near the dumbbel
. >> researchers at uc davis have come up with, get this, a sweat-proof fabric. tony lopez shows us how it works. >> we lift and we glide and we sweat. >> i get extremely soak and had then i have all these thing sdmrs the more you sweat, the more distracting it is. >> what if i told you this tiny piece of cloth is being designed to soak up that distraction. >> it'd be great. >> uc davis grad student and professor are now 6 to 12 months away from manufacturing...
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to take a class offered at uc your vine. the uc system is starting to allow cross campus enrollment. a select number of classes will be offered online. so a student who can't get in a spanish class on say one campus might be able to take it online through another school in the uc system. besides being convenient, officials say it gives students a better chance at graduating on time. >>> "holiday light." >> definitely "holiday light" if you are getting any post- holiday deals, shopping at area malls, the roads are clear. no metering lights on the bay bridge, no delay in any lane. it looks like that all across the span heading into san francisco. silicon valley commuters westbound 237 at the limit out of milpitas. towards sunnyvale towards the airport picking up or dropping off friends or family, southbound 101 looks great out of san francisco past candlestick down into san bruno. northbound 101 also moving at the speed limit this morning from san jose. it's a smooth ride into palo alto. and westbound 580 coming through the al
to take a class offered at uc your vine. the uc system is starting to allow cross campus enrollment. a select number of classes will be offered online. so a student who can't get in a spanish class on say one campus might be able to take it online through another school in the uc system. besides being convenient, officials say it gives students a better chance at graduating on time. >>> "holiday light." >> definitely "holiday light" if you are getting any...
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year-old victim says she was beaten and raped along a walk way near the upper quarry amphitheater at the uc davis campus. police say the woman suffered injuries to her head and her torso. she was able, though, to give police a good description in the help for the search for the suspect. >>> a man who alleged attacked to -- two women in the mission district, between 22nd and 23 23rd. the suspect allegedly punched a woman multiple times and ran away. a similar attack happened a month earlier at 23rd and church streets. a robbery or sexual assault does not appear to be the motive. >>> a treasure island community is remembering a 10-year-old girl who died in a weekend fire. they held a vigil last night for her. just after midnight on saturday morning, flames ripped through corlina godfrey's apartment on mariner drive. by the time fire crews got to the scene, they could not save the child who was trapped on the second floor. a pastor says may spend the rest of -- relatives may spends rest of their lives recovering, but the community has a role. >> hug your child today, let them know how importan
year-old victim says she was beaten and raped along a walk way near the upper quarry amphitheater at the uc davis campus. police say the woman suffered injuries to her head and her torso. she was able, though, to give police a good description in the help for the search for the suspect. >>> a man who alleged attacked to -- two women in the mission district, between 22nd and 23 23rd. the suspect allegedly punched a woman multiple times and ran away. a similar attack happened a month...
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let's go live out to kpix 5 reporter anne makovec at uc-san francisco. one of the hospitals where the workers are walking off the job this morning. anne. >> reporter: and they are gathering up their picket line right now about a block behind me or parnassus in san francisco. we are talking about respiratory therapists, mri techs, everyone down to janitors. they say that they have been working without a contract for a year and they are nowhere close to a deal. >> the operative word is safety. these are the people that keep these facilities clean and safe. >> reporter: this is the second strike this year for almost 22,000 apparent care and service workers at bush -- patient care and service workers at five uc medical centers and nine campuses. >> we want to make sure they are resourced to care for patients especially at this time of growing demand. and when our workers have raised these concerns, they have faced illegal intimidation at the workplace. >> reporter: ucsf is trying to minimize patients' impact but postponed almost 50 surgeries today. now, the
let's go live out to kpix 5 reporter anne makovec at uc-san francisco. one of the hospitals where the workers are walking off the job this morning. anne. >> reporter: and they are gathering up their picket line right now about a block behind me or parnassus in san francisco. we are talking about respiratory therapists, mri techs, everyone down to janitors. they say that they have been working without a contract for a year and they are nowhere close to a deal. >> the operative word...
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uc berkeley were the first ones to find evidence for the existence of this gene. about 15 minutes we caught up. she's the executive director for breast cancer reaction, an activist group with a stake in the fight to get women tested for b cra 1 commonly known as the breast cancer gene. some mutations are increase risk. women who have that increased risk may choose to undergo more surveillance or in some cases proef lafktic surgeries. breast cancer action is on a case that is currently before the u.s. supreme court challenging the fact that one company owned the patent on these human genes. what that means is one company has a monopoly oun all testing and creates a barrier to research so in her peace, angelina jolie notes that the test is over $3,000 and too many women are not able to access this potentially-life-saving information. >> the national cancer institute says preventive mastectomy may reduce by as much as 90% the chance for developing breast cancer in moderate to high hef risk women like jolie. >> so you mentioned over 90%. you've got to make that decisi
uc berkeley were the first ones to find evidence for the existence of this gene. about 15 minutes we caught up. she's the executive director for breast cancer reaction, an activist group with a stake in the fight to get women tested for b cra 1 commonly known as the breast cancer gene. some mutations are increase risk. women who have that increased risk may choose to undergo more surveillance or in some cases proef lafktic surgeries. breast cancer action is on a case that is currently before...
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uc regents confirmed her nomination yesterday. the former homeland security secretary becomes the first woman to hold the position. she gets a base salary of $570,000 a year. her first day on the job is in late september. >>> students interrupted the meeting with chanting and clapping. they rushed the regents table upset about janet napolitano's role in deporting illegal immigrants. four students were arrested. later napolitano says she supports the "dream act" and comprehensive immigration reform. >>> for more on the new president and the protests, we turn to kpix 5 political insider with former mayor willie brown. >> first question, gentlemen, good morning, what does napolitano need to do to move beyond all that drama? >> reporter: she really needs to meet with the students at the university of california and she should do it at each one of the respective campuses. she is a charming person. she's persuasive. and i think if she shows student access before anybody else connected with the university she will be all right. >> you kn
uc regents confirmed her nomination yesterday. the former homeland security secretary becomes the first woman to hold the position. she gets a base salary of $570,000 a year. her first day on the job is in late september. >>> students interrupted the meeting with chanting and clapping. they rushed the regents table upset about janet napolitano's role in deporting illegal immigrants. four students were arrested. later napolitano says she supports the "dream act" and...
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vote this afternoon. >> reporter: the uc police have already come to talk to us this morning saying we're going to have to move back because the secret security is going to be involved in security here at the mission bay campus this morning. she is expected to be confirmed at a meeting this afternoon at 1 p.m. and protests are expected to start at noon. janet napolitano has already announced she would step down as u.s. homeland security secretary if she is confirmed by the 26-member board of regents today. the former arizona governor studied at santa clara university and now may become the first woman to ever head the uc system. >> it's an outside the box choice. you get someone with a fresh perspective, with an outsider's perspective but a remarkable capacity to work within governing institutions not only at the federal level but she understands state government. >> reporter: napolitano has been a figurehead in national immigration policy and that's why people are protesting. people upset about her program called secure communities which has local law enforcement working with the f
vote this afternoon. >> reporter: the uc police have already come to talk to us this morning saying we're going to have to move back because the secret security is going to be involved in security here at the mission bay campus this morning. she is expected to be confirmed at a meeting this afternoon at 1 p.m. and protests are expected to start at noon. janet napolitano has already announced she would step down as u.s. homeland security secretary if she is confirmed by the 26-member board...
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that's what police at uc davis are trying to figure out. they say someone turned on the gas stove at cappa sig early yesterday morning and lit a small fire. nobody was hurt. people were sleeping at the time, but frat members are still shaken. >> no idea. that's the bad part, scary part. we actually had an officer stay the night and patrol after that happened. >> police are questioning about 40 people at the house for a party on saturday night. california is about to ban has become an increasingly popular habit.. or pleasure dependin >>> tonight andrea borba tells us the university of california is about to ban what has become an increasingly popular habit or pleasure depending who you ask. >> reporter: it's almost easier to find stanford cardinal red on the cal campus than it is to find a smoker. it's about to get tougher. cal and the entire uc system already smoke free, next to be snuffed out? alto back owe products including e cigarettes. the goal -- all tobacco products including e cigarettes. the goal ucwide is to get staffers and stude
that's what police at uc davis are trying to figure out. they say someone turned on the gas stove at cappa sig early yesterday morning and lit a small fire. nobody was hurt. people were sleeping at the time, but frat members are still shaken. >> no idea. that's the bad part, scary part. we actually had an officer stay the night and patrol after that happened. >> police are questioning about 40 people at the house for a party on saturday night. california is about to ban has become...
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we visited uc-berkeley to find out how it affects some students. >>> reporter: uc students are already filling out the paperwork for their college loans. the rate hike is a tough pill to swallow. >> i don't think it's really fair. >> reporter: the rate on subsidized government loans jumps from 3.4% to 6.8%. the increase does not apply to existing loans. it only applies to new loans affecting about 7.5 million borrowers. lawmakers failed to reach a deal after floating several proposals to stop the increase. many agree that student debt is a financial crisis that will take a toll on the broader economy. >> people in the 20s are putting off home purchases, they are putting off automobile purchases. they are not doing what their parents' generation did because they have so much debt. >> reporter: but democrats and republicans say they want a deal to stop the hike in student debt. republicans favor a proposal linking rates to the financial markets. democrats prefer stenning the current rate for a year while they work out a long-term solution. in the meantime, students face high costs. >> it
we visited uc-berkeley to find out how it affects some students. >>> reporter: uc students are already filling out the paperwork for their college loans. the rate hike is a tough pill to swallow. >> i don't think it's really fair. >> reporter: the rate on subsidized government loans jumps from 3.4% to 6.8%. the increase does not apply to existing loans. it only applies to new loans affecting about 7.5 million borrowers. lawmakers failed to reach a deal after floating...
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kpix 5 reporter don ford was at uc-davis with a look at how she is doing now. >> reporter: the story starts in the philippines. a family dog ran into the street and jumped at a motorcycle that was bearing down on her young owners as they tried to cross the street. the two girls were saved but the dog paid a heavy price. the image is disturbing. the dog's upper adenose and all of the upper teeth were ripped from her face. still, the dog lived. dr. anton limb was a first to treat kabang. >> i can't imagine how she was able to survive. >> reporter: today she looks a lot better. the brave story galvanized the philippines nation and funds were collected. the dog arrived at uc-davis for treatment and an entire team went to work. >> the plan we came up with was to provide a safe and come for the situation and restore her functionality. >> reporter: with data from a detailed "ct" scan, they made a model of what was left of her skull. air passages were reconstructed skin grafts and eyelids were repaired. the process took months. and doctors say the focus was health not beauty. >> this is all
kpix 5 reporter don ford was at uc-davis with a look at how she is doing now. >> reporter: the story starts in the philippines. a family dog ran into the street and jumped at a motorcycle that was bearing down on her young owners as they tried to cross the street. the two girls were saved but the dog paid a heavy price. the image is disturbing. the dog's upper adenose and all of the upper teeth were ripped from her face. still, the dog lived. dr. anton limb was a first to treat kabang....
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. >> the uc office of the president might use it for, what uc-berkeley might use iter to, what some of the other campuses might use it for. >> reporter: in the meantime like the predecessor, janet napolitan will get $959 a month to rent another place in oakland. >> reporter: the uc president gets $570,000 a year. why do they need $10,000 a month in rent? >> it's uc policy is that the president as well as the chancellor living in housing provided by the university and it needs to be housing that can accommodate gatherings, functions. >> reporter: all of this is being paid for out of a private foundation but to the general public, money is still money. >> i think that's a lot of money and it could be spent in much better ways. >> well, i haven't had a $3 million renovation. i had my kitchen redone. but, you know, it was just we used the same old cabinets and put new faces on them. >> reporter: so there you have it. the first thing is a study as to decide what we are going to do with the place. that's going to cost upwards of $250,000. and then decide whether you're going to spend 3.5 to
. >> the uc office of the president might use it for, what uc-berkeley might use iter to, what some of the other campuses might use it for. >> reporter: in the meantime like the predecessor, janet napolitan will get $959 a month to rent another place in oakland. >> reporter: the uc president gets $570,000 a year. why do they need $10,000 a month in rent? >> it's uc policy is that the president as well as the chancellor living in housing provided by the university and it...
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to take a class offered at uc-irvine. they are starting to allow cross campus enrollment. a certain number of classes will be offered online so a student who can't get into a spanish class on one campus might be able to take it online through another school in the uc system. it gives students a better chance at graduating on time. >>> so what did you get for christmas this year? anything special in kpix 5's da lin joins us live from emeryville. now, da, you found someone who says she got the best gift she could ask for. >> reporter: yeah. a special gift. i'm not sure santa can take credit for that specific gift you're about to see but the ones that santa can take credit for, we did go and ask folks to show off their favorite gifts. >>> reporter: a busy morning for the garcia kids unwrapping and testing out new toys. >> i do not know how to do that. >> joke book that you put stuff in it. and it can only open to your voice. >> please enter your password. >> big cheese. >> password doesn't match. >> it's a hockey table. >> b
to take a class offered at uc-irvine. they are starting to allow cross campus enrollment. a certain number of classes will be offered online so a student who can't get into a spanish class on one campus might be able to take it online through another school in the uc system. it gives students a better chance at graduating on time. >>> so what did you get for christmas this year? anything special in kpix 5's da lin joins us live from emeryville. now, da, you found someone who says she...
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the uc acceptance rate for californians continues to drop. more than 90,000 students applied for freshman admission this fall and only 60,000 were accepted. that acceptance rate of 60% is down from 70% just five years ago. it is a different story for out of state students who pay a premium to attend the uc school. the out of state acceptance rate is up nearly 21%. >>> job growth in san francisco is the strongest in the state. the cityunemployment rate is down to 6%, 1.5% less than a year ago. the jobless rate is the same in san mateo county. it's slightly higher in sili valley at 7.6%. but last year, it was 9.2% there. and in alameda county, it's down to 8%. overall, the bay area is doing better than california as a whom. the statewide inappropriate rate is 9.7% -- unemployment rate 19.7%. >>> you can check a san francisco landmark building from a new point of view. a visitors center just opened inside the transamerica pyramid. oh, yeah, they have a gift shop, too. for over -- kids will love it. [ laughter ] >> for over a decade tourists have
the uc acceptance rate for californians continues to drop. more than 90,000 students applied for freshman admission this fall and only 60,000 were accepted. that acceptance rate of 60% is down from 70% just five years ago. it is a different story for out of state students who pay a premium to attend the uc school. the out of state acceptance rate is up nearly 21%. >>> job growth in san francisco is the strongest in the state. the cityunemployment rate is down to 6%, 1.5% less than a...
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uc-berkeley owns this property already. it's the richmond field station. it's an engineering research facility but the change that is about to take place on this land is something that richmond hasn't seen in decades. world war ii and richmond was a bustling city with four kaiser shipyards employing thousands of people. but that was then. and this is now. >> at its peak richmond had an unemployment rate at 19% and we're down to about 13% now. >> reporter: not good enough but there are signs a major transformation is under way as uc-berkeley and the lawrence berkeley national laboratory fine-tune plans to expand in richmond in the coming years. >> development of the richmond bay campus will be as significant as the kaiser shipyards was for the development of richmond. >> reporter: come 2018, 800 scientists now scattered throughout the east bay will concentrate their efforts like the 150 who currently research new biofuels at jay bay one of the lab's satellite campuses in emeryville. >> bring them together in the melting pot of biological discovery. >> repor
uc-berkeley owns this property already. it's the richmond field station. it's an engineering research facility but the change that is about to take place on this land is something that richmond hasn't seen in decades. world war ii and richmond was a bustling city with four kaiser shipyards employing thousands of people. but that was then. and this is now. >> at its peak richmond had an unemployment rate at 19% and we're down to about 13% now. >> reporter: not good enough but there...
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. >>> police at uc berkeley has the police stepping up efforts to keep students safe. how students are taking precautions as well. [bell ringing] >> reporter: crime on berkeley's campus is up this year, way up. students are talking. >> i see a new story, every day, just like somebody is getting robbed on the south side. >> i heard people gotten mugged on campus more than usual. and i heard it there have been a few cases. >> reporter: the student newspaper shows technology is the target, iphone to laptops and students walking by themselves are often the victim. >> i think at nighttime it is bad. >> reporter: the campus police are starting more patrols. people feel safer on campus than off. >> once you are far off of campus, not that bad, it gets bad. >> reporter: students say the best way to stay safe is to be smart. >> students should try to walk with somebody. [bell ringing] >> reporter: back to you. >> and the students made a request to address the crime issue and come up with ways to stop it. >>> the task of bringing down the old eastern span of the bay bridge is ab
. >>> police at uc berkeley has the police stepping up efforts to keep students safe. how students are taking precautions as well. [bell ringing] >> reporter: crime on berkeley's campus is up this year, way up. students are talking. >> i see a new story, every day, just like somebody is getting robbed on the south side. >> i heard people gotten mugged on campus more than usual. and i heard it there have been a few cases. >> reporter: the student newspaper shows...
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she's already survived her first test even before taking over the position, some uc students sought a no-confidence vote but failed. >>> they don't mind the tourists but say the buses have to go. why neighbors in this popular site say it's getting too dangerous. >> and what do you know about lyme disease? ,,,,,, these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. tourist areas --- al >>> san francisco is considering a ban or at least a limit on tour buses around one of its most popular tourist areas, alamo square. residents complain buserize -- buses are jamming the roads and say it's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. >> reporter: alamo square, one of the skylines of the city, it's must-see san francisco. he came from atlanta to take a few shots. >>
she's already survived her first test even before taking over the position, some uc students sought a no-confidence vote but failed. >>> they don't mind the tourists but say the buses have to go. why neighbors in this popular site say it's getting too dangerous. >> and what do you know about lyme disease? ,,,,,, these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of...
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. >> reporter: ten uc students were evacuated from an island in the nile. lisa told her son by facebook that he was going to be evacuated. >> he didn't know about the evacuation. >> reporter: we were pretty close to it . it wouldn't have taken long if things were to happen. >> reporter: watching events on the television worried parents more than students. their daughter christine who loved egypt says she brought home a lesson about freedom. >> it's been a long 4th of july for me. you really can't take your independence for granted. we really take america for granted. >> reporter: the students are out safe and sound but they say their summer adventure in egypt ended way too son. >>> the bart strike over for now. new details about the agreement reached moments ago. and how did park police lose track of thousands of weapons? >>> and what can you do before throwing that steak on the grill that helps prevent cancer? through sunday at sleep train's 4th of july sale, save on sleep train's most popular mattress sets. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pe
. >> reporter: ten uc students were evacuated from an island in the nile. lisa told her son by facebook that he was going to be evacuated. >> he didn't know about the evacuation. >> reporter: we were pretty close to it . it wouldn't have taken long if things were to happen. >> reporter: watching events on the television worried parents more than students. their daughter christine who loved egypt says she brought home a lesson about freedom. >> it's been a long 4th...
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the uc system master's degree that's every kid's dream come true. >> granny goes viral after ripping up the drum set. stay tuned. game industry.. and some ve big >>> our kpix 5 hi-def doppler radar tracking showers. could be on and off. maybe a thunderstorm or two. talk about that coming up. >> be a little extra careful on the morning commute. here's a live look. fog along golden gate. no big delays yet. and the san m ateo commute off to a great start. more time saver traffic coming up. >> thank you. a san francisco jury is deliberating a case involving the video game industry and very big money. one of the coders for the first john madden football game is suing. he claims ea owes him millions of dollars. the coder says he was a creative force that brought the franchise to life. attorneys for ea sports, says the influence ended in the 90 outside and nothing to do with modern versions of the game. it will be a big victory for the technicians who create the game. the business is so lucrative that joe vasquez says now you can get a master's degree in video games. >> this is going to be
the uc system master's degree that's every kid's dream come true. >> granny goes viral after ripping up the drum set. stay tuned. game industry.. and some ve big >>> our kpix 5 hi-def doppler radar tracking showers. could be on and off. maybe a thunderstorm or two. talk about that coming up. >> be a little extra careful on the morning commute. here's a live look. fog along golden gate. no big delays yet. and the san m ateo commute off to a great start. more time saver...
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on 2" crew went on site to ask the contractor for a response but they were ordered off the site. >>> uc berkeley was showing off its newly ren nateed electronics design lab. a $2.2 million gift from texas instruments paid for this. it gives them a state of the art lab where undergraduates to make innovative new projects. they hope to reverse the trend in which students have been gravitating towards developing software instead of hardware. >> we need to continue to develop better and better technology. so students need to be trained on the hardware side as well as the software side. >>> well, a lot of sunshine across most of the bay area this thursday afternoon of the here's our live camera looking out toward the bay bridge and the bay waters. clear skies here. we are some patchy fog in the shoreline. it's been breaking up a little bit. as far as the latest right now on stormtracker, no storms out there, just a few lingering fog patches as you can pick out on the coastline and a few clouds approaching the region, high clouds streaming from the north and the west. as far as current temper
on 2" crew went on site to ask the contractor for a response but they were ordered off the site. >>> uc berkeley was showing off its newly ren nateed electronics design lab. a $2.2 million gift from texas instruments paid for this. it gives them a state of the art lab where undergraduates to make innovative new projects. they hope to reverse the trend in which students have been gravitating towards developing software instead of hardware. >> we need to continue to develop...
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. >> reporter: some of the meatballs have been sent to uc- davis for testing. vets remind neighbors if their dogs are having seizures, take them to the e.r. oscar is hanging on. >> he's a fighter. his mom is a fighter too. and so we have very high hopes that he is going to do okay. >> reporter: in san francisco, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> the symptoms include seizure, fatigue and trouble breathing. police are looking for the person responsible. >>> i'm tired. i want to go back to work. i mean, i'm sure the bay area is tired of it, too. >> it is a holiday but no break for the bart negotiators. both the union and bart leaders behind closed doors now hoping to settle the four-day bart strike. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran live in oakland, where bay area commuters hope something gets done today. cate. >> reporter: frank, while both sides have been inside the caltrans building for nearly an hour now, if it's anything like the negotiations we have seen in the past, they could be in for a long day. we were here when several key players from bart and the unions showed up.
. >> reporter: some of the meatballs have been sent to uc- davis for testing. vets remind neighbors if their dogs are having seizures, take them to the e.r. oscar is hanging on. >> he's a fighter. his mom is a fighter too. and so we have very high hopes that he is going to do okay. >> reporter: in san francisco, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> the symptoms include seizure, fatigue and trouble breathing. police are looking for the person responsible. >>> i'm tired. i want...